The House Committee on Defense Affairs and  
         State-Federal Relations 
         78th Legislature 
         March 26, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Reagan Bldg, Rm. 110 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 21, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations met in  
         a public hearing and was called to order by the acting chair,  
         Representative Campbell at 8:20 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Campbell; Berman; Mabry; Merritt;  
                   Noriega (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Corte; Delisi; Moreno, Paul; Seaman  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 564 
          
         The chair laid out HB 564. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Merritt moved that HB 564, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Campbell; Berman; Mabry;  
                             Merritt; Noriega (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Delisi; Moreno, Paul;  
                        Seaman  (4).  
           
         HB 261 
          
         The chair laid out HB 261. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hupp to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hupp to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 405 
          
         The chair laid out HB 405. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Miller to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Miller to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1522 
          
         The chair laid out and explained HB 1522. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure 
          
         Representative Noriega moved that HB 1522, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Campbell; Berman; Mabry;  
                             Merritt; Noriega (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Delisi; Moreno, Paul;  
                        Seaman  (4).  
          HB 1987 
          
         The chair laid out and explained HB 1987. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure 
          
         Representative Merritt moved that HB 1987, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
 
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         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Campbell; Berman; Mabry;  
                             Merritt; Noriega (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Delisi; Moreno, Paul;  
                        Seaman  (4).  
           
         At 9:05 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Corte, Chair 
          
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         Donovan Burton, Clerk